Teach Medieval

May 09 2024 35 ep. 20 mins

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"Hello! I'm Ken and this is Teach Medieval!"

Are you interested in the medieval period? Are you studying it at school, college or university? Then we're here for you! 'Teach Medieval' is a podcast channel dedicated to bringing you the most engaging and accessible conversations with the finest experts in the period! So what are you waiting for? Get listening ... and get learning!!

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ESTABLISHING THE CRUSADER STATES (Ep.4): What role did external support play?

May 09 2024 23 mins

In the decades immediately following the First Crusade, an isolated and outnumbered Frankish elite managed to establish four new states in the Levant. How were they able to do this? In this mini-series, Associate Professor Nicholas Morton explores the four main contributory factors. In this final episode, he considers the role played by the states' supporters abroad. Just how signi

ESTABLISHING THE CRUSADER STATES (Ep.3): What role did political leadership play?

May 02 2024 27 mins

In the decades immediately following the First Crusade, an isolated and outnumbered Frankish elite managed to establish four new states in the Levant. How were they able to do this? In this mini-series, Associate Professor Nicholas Morton explores the four main contributory factors. In this third episode, he considers the role played by the leaders' political decision-making. Just

ESTABLISHING THE CRUSADER STATES (Ep.2): What role did Muslim disunity play?

Apr 20 2024 25 mins

In the decades following the First Crusade, an isolated and outnumbered Frankish elite managed to establish four new states in the Levant. How were they able to do this? In this mini-series, Associate Professor Nicholas Morton explores the four main contributory factors. In this second episode, he considers the role played by their Muslim opponents’ disunity. This episode is

ESTABLISHING THE CRUSADER STATES (Ep.1): What role did military skill play?

Apr 12 2024 19 mins

In the decades immediately following the First Crusade, an isolated and outnumbered Frankish elite managed to establish four new states in the Levant. How were they able to do this? In this new mini-series, Associate Professor Nicholas Morton explores the four main contributory factors. In this first episode, he considers the role played by the crusaders’ military skill. Thi

THE FIRST CRUSADE (Ep.4): What role did Muslim disunity play?

Apr 01 2024 25 mins

The First Crusade 1095-99 was an astonishing success against all the odds. Why? In this new mini-series, Dr Thomas W Smith explores the four main contributory factors one at a time and in substantial depth. In this fourth episode, he considers the part played by divisions within the Muslim world at the time. Did they play a crucial role? Or can they be overplayed? This episode

THE FIRST CRUSADE (Ep.3): What role did Byzantine support play?

Mar 26 2024 22 mins

The First Crusade 1095-99 was an astonishing success against all the odds. Why? In this new mini-series, Dr Thomas W Smith explores the four main contributory factors one at a time and in substantial depth. In this third episode, he considers the role played by the crusaders’ Byzantine allies. Has their contribution to the crusade’s ultimate success been underplayed? This

THE FIRST CRUSADE (Ep.2): What role did religious fervour play?

Mar 19 2024 26 mins

The First Crusade 1095-99 was an astonishing success against all the odds. Why? In this new mini-series, Dr Thomas W Smith explores the four main contributory factors one at a time and in substantial depth. In this second episode, he considers the role played by the crusaders’ religious fervour. Just how central was it to their inexorable progress and ultimate victory? This

THE FIRST CRUSADE (Ep.1): What role did military skill play?

Mar 12 2024 32 mins

The First Crusade 1095-99 was an astonishing success against all the odds. Why? In this new mini-series, Dr Thomas W Smith explores the four main contributory factors one at a time and in substantial depth. In this first episode, he considers the role played by the crusaders’ martial prowess. Just how significant was it in their ultimate victory? This episode is the first in

THE SURVIVAL OF THE CRUSADER STATES (Ep.6): How did the crusaders try to deal with Saladin?

Feb 29 2024 30 mins

The four Crusader States established in the wake of the First Crusade survived remarkably well until their near total collapse following Saladin’s victory at the battle of Hattin in 1187. In this episode, Dr Steve Tibble discusses how the Crusader States desperately tried to cling to survival in the face of the rise of Saladin. This episode is the sixth in a mini-series of s

THE SURVIVAL OF THE CRUSADER STATES (Ep.5): How did the crusaders try to take Egypt?

Feb 26 2024 25 mins

The four Crusader States established in the wake of the First Crusade survived remarkably well until their near total collapse following Saladin’s victory at the battle of Hattin in 1187. In this episode, Dr Steve Tibble discusses how the crusaders tried to capture Fatimid Egypt to their south, arguably their last shot at long-term survival. This episode is the fifth in a mi